There are 4 ways to get from Colombo to Kilimanjaro by plane, taxi, shuttle, or car
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Fly to Kilimanjaro International Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)plane CMB - JRO
- Take the taxi from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) to Kilimanjarotaxi
17h 30m$499–924Fly to Nairobi, shuttle, taxi
cheapest- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Nairobi (NBO)plane CMB - NBO
- Take a shuttle bus from Nairobi JKIA to Moshi
- Take the taxi from Moshi to Kilimanjarotaxi
21h 30m$319–856Fly to Arusha, taxi
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Arusha (ARK)plane CMB - ARK
- Take the taxi from Arusha-Airport-ARK to Kilimanjarotaxi
18h 56m$474–1,189Fly to Amboseli Airport, drive
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Amboseli Airport (ASV)plane CMB - ASV
- Drive from Amboseli Airport (ASV) to Kilimanjarocar
32h 34m$947–2,361
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Kilimanjaro is to fly and shuttle and taxi which costs $310 - $900 and takes 21h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Kilimanjaro is to fly and taxi which takes 17h 30m and costs $490 - $950.
The distance between Colombo and Kilimanjaro is 5020 km.
It takes approximately 17h 30m to get from Colombo to Kilimanjaro, including transfers.
Kilimanjaro is 2h 30m behind Colombo. It is currently 3:10 PM in Colombo and 12:40 PM in Kilimanjaro.
There are 13+ hotels available in Kilimanjaro.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Kilimanjaro, Tanzania?
There is no direct connection from Colombo to Kilimanjaro. However, you can take the taxi to Colombo-Airport-CMB airport, fly to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO), then take the taxi to Kilimanjaro. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Colombo-Airport-CMB airport, fly to Nairobi (NBO), walk to Nairobi JKIA, take the shuttle to Moshi, then take the taxi to Kilimanjaro.
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Arusha via Abu Dhabi, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Arusha via Dubai, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Arusha via Doha, Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Amboseli Airport via Dubai, Mombasa
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Amboseli Airport via Madras, Addis Ababa, Mombasa
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Amboseli Airport via Mahe Island, Nairobi, Mombasa
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Nairobi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,900
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Mumbai, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Muscat, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $440–850
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Nairobi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
- Website
- precisionairtz.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Mumbai, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Muscat, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $440–850
- Website
- airtanzania.co.tz
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Arusha via Mumbai, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Arusha via Dubai, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Bengaluru, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Nairobi via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $250–360
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Nairobi via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Nairobi via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Nairobi via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
- Website
- salamair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Nairobi via Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $390–750
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Nairobi via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Nairobi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,900
- Website
- auricair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Arusha via Dubai, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
- Phone
- +254722328595
- Website
- riverside-shuttle.com
Shuttle from Nairobi JKIA to Moshi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Schedules at
- riverside-shuttle.com
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Estimated price
- $18–55
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